Antenna gate on the iPhone 5

Myiphone7 · Nov 3, 2012, 06:24 PM

Ok so I found a way to create antenna gate in iPhone 5.

I stumbled upon this accidentally.

I was playing a game and the bottom antennas were in my palms while both my index fingers both extended up the sides of iPhone 5 covering up the top two antennas.

My thumbs were being used to play a game.

Boom. Weaker signal.

darster · Nov 3, 2012, 06:27 PM

It's not antenna gate. You can make any phone lose signal if you cover the antennas in a certain way.

sviato · Nov 3, 2012, 06:29 PM

Call the press

darster · Nov 3, 2012, 06:30 PM

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Myiphone7 · Nov 3, 2012, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by darster

It's not antenna gate. You can make any phone lose signal if you cover the antennas in a certain way.

What about the blackberry bold?

I think those have the antenna inside

QuarterSwede · Nov 3, 2012, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Myiphone7

What about the blackberry bold?

I think those have the antenna inside

Cover it in your hands and it will have a weaker signal. It's simple physics.

erratikmind · Nov 3, 2012, 06:34 PM

Wonderful . . . Now, we are creating issues.

roxxette · Nov 3, 2012, 06:37 PM

Seems legit

Daveoc64 · Nov 3, 2012, 06:37 PM

You're confusing "antenna gate" and "signal loss".

"Antenna gate" was the clear problem with the iPhone 4 that meant you could lose signal by holding it in a normal manner.

The iPhone 4 (CDMA) and 4S corrected that by having multiple antennas to compensate for the signal attenuation.

Holding the phone in a "normal" way should not cause the same level of signal loss with an iPhone 5.

stonyboys · Nov 3, 2012, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by darster

This thread brought to you by

"My phone is bent"
"The Apple rep gave me a mean look"
"My sim card is scratched"

Dunno if it's what you meant, but he had another "How can I tell if my phone is bent?"

tymaster50 · Nov 3, 2012, 06:49 PM

From the maker of
Why does iMessage revert to SMS sometimes?
Are you scared to update the iPhone 5 software?
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How can I tell if my iPhone 5 is bent?
Is it possible these scratches on my sim card are affecting signal?
If I have a good Geek Bench 2 score on my iPhone 5 does that mean its running at peak
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How can I tell if my iPhone 5 camera is shooting the best it can?
Is it possible doing a restore slowed my iPhone 5 down, really paranoid?
and countless other classics brings you Antenna gate on the iPhone 5

Jtludwig · Nov 3, 2012, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Myiphone7

Ok so I found a way to create antenna gate in iPhone 5.

I stumbled upon this accidentally.

I was playing a game and the bottom antennas were in my palms while both my index fingers both extended up the sides of iPhone 5 covering up the top two antennas.

My thumbs were being used to play a game.

Boom. Weaker signal.

Since your phone is bent, it's causing problems for the antenna.

Lay it on a flat surface and smooth it out with a hammer. That will fix your antenna.

Munkypoo7 · Nov 3, 2012, 06:54 PM

Guys guys.

There's also toss-and-crush-gate. Where if you throw your phone off the top of the Empire State Building, then it gets run over by a semi, the whole will be useless. Your signal will completely drop and you won't be able to make any calls.

Am I doing it right?

Beeplance · Nov 3, 2012, 06:58 PM

I have barely seen anyone on Macrumors complaining about this issue. Problem unique to your iPhone 5 only?

stonyboys · Nov 3, 2012, 06:59 PM

^Wait iPhones can be bent? How can I tell if mine is bent? I'd ask a genius but I'm afraid he might give me a MEAN look. Also I think my camera isnt performing at its peak? How can I test this? Is there a geekbench tester for the camera? Also I was eating a sandwich this morning and I noticed my phone had a bad signal. Does this mean that some mayonnaise might have gotten inside? I also had tomatoes in the sandwich and I think this affected the brightness of my flash? Also I think the symbol on my home button is more circular than it should be, how can I test this? Is there an apple certified measuring tool?

tymaster50 · Nov 3, 2012, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beeplance

I have barely seen anyone on Macrumors complaining about this issue. Problem unique to your iPhone 5 only?

He's intentionally causing the signal to drop by covering up the glass "windows" there is no problem.

Beeplance · Nov 3, 2012, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tymaster50

From the maker of
Why does iMessage revert to SMS sometimes?
Are you scared to update the iPhone 5 software?
Do you covet your lightning cable?
How can I tell if my iPhone 5 is bent?
Is it possible these scratches on my sim card are affecting signal?
If I have a good Geek Bench 2 score on my iPhone 5 does that mean its running at peak
Is the iPhone 5 retina display as sharp as the iPhone 4?
How can I tell if my iPhone 5 camera is shooting the best it can?
Is it possible doing a restore slowed my iPhone 5 down, really paranoid?
and countless other classics brings you Antenna gate on the iPhone 5

This post deserves a thousand points!

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Quote:

Originally Posted by tymaster50

He's intentionally causing the signal to drop by covering up the glass "windows" there is no problem.

I see. He must be pretty desperate at creating new threads.

tymaster50 · Nov 3, 2012, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beeplance

This post deserves a thousand points!

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I see. He must be pretty desperate at creating new threads.

I look forward to what topic he can create next. More importantly the responses. This is great TC keep it up

Beeplance · Nov 3, 2012, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jtludwig

Since your phone is bent, it's causing problems for the antenna.

Lay it on a flat surface and smooth it out with a hammer. That will fix your antenna.

Trolling the troll. While he's at it with the hammer, might as well just smash the glass screen with it. It'll end ALL his iPhone 5 problems.

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Myiphone7 Banned Join Date: Nov 2010	Antenna gate on the iPhone 5 Ok so I found a way to create antenna gate in iPhone 5. I stumbled upon this accidentally. I was playing a game and the bottom antennas were in my palms while both my index fingers both extended up the sides of iPhone 5 covering up the top two antennas. My thumbs were being used to play a game. Boom. Weaker signal.
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darster macrumors 65816 Join Date: Aug 2011	It's not antenna gate. You can make any phone lose signal if you cover the antennas in a certain way.
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Nov 3, 2012, 06:29 PM	#3
sviato macrumors 65816 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Mississauga, Canada	Call the press
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darster macrumors 65816 Join Date: Aug 2011	This thread brought to you by "My phone is bent" "The Apple rep gave me a mean look" "My sim card is scratched"
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roxxette Banned Join Date: Aug 2011	Seems legit
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tymaster50 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: New Jersey	From the maker of Why does iMessage revert to SMS sometimes? Are you scared to update the iPhone 5 software? Do you covet your lightning cable? How can I tell if my iPhone 5 is bent? Is it possible these scratches on my sim card are affecting signal? If I have a good Geek Bench 2 score on my iPhone 5 does that mean its running at peak Is the iPhone 5 retina display as sharp as the iPhone 4? How can I tell if my iPhone 5 camera is shooting the best it can? Is it possible doing a restore slowed my iPhone 5 down, really paranoid? and countless other classics brings you Antenna gate on the iPhone 5
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Munkypoo7 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Miami, FL	Guys guys. There's also toss-and-crush-gate. Where if you throw your phone off the top of the Empire State Building, then it gets run over by a semi, the whole will be useless. Your signal will completely drop and you won't be able to make any calls. Am I doing it right?
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Beeplance macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Singapore	I have barely seen anyone on Macrumors complaining about this issue. Problem unique to your iPhone 5 only?
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stonyboys macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2012	^Wait iPhones can be bent? How can I tell if mine is bent? I'd ask a genius but I'm afraid he might give me a MEAN look. Also I think my camera isnt performing at its peak? How can I test this? Is there a geekbench tester for the camera? Also I was eating a sandwich this morning and I noticed my phone had a bad signal. Does this mean that some mayonnaise might have gotten inside? I also had tomatoes in the sandwich and I think this affected the brightness of my flash? Also I think the symbol on my home button is more circular than it should be, how can I test this? Is there an apple certified measuring tool?
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